Thinking about it, maybe 1895 is when the Newton Mill factory first started, but Jacobsen & Welch also had premises in London, so perhaps this came first in 1893.

RootsChat is the busiest, largest free family history forum site in the country. It is completely free to use. Register now.Also register instantly with Facebook or Twitter (and other social networks). Start your genealogy search now.

RootsChat is the busiest, largest free family history forum site in the country. It is completely free to use. Register now.Also register instantly with Facebook or Twitter (and other social networks). Start your genealogy search now.

Many thanks for posting that, since that definitely confirms that Newton Mill was established in 1893. I'll be writing an official history of Newton Mill / Newtonhurst Cricket Club some time shortly so any and all information related to the company is much appreciated.

A booklet about Newton Mill written by W. Alec Mason sheds a lot more light on the true history. He was employed at the mill and occupied various roles including Personnel Manager at one point. This booklet states quite definitively that Thomas Owen Jacobsen (senior partner) and Stanley Welch formed the company in London in 1893. In 1899 Stanley Welch and a colleague (Edward Thomas Fowler) travelled from London to Hyde to have a look at the Newton Mill factory which housed the British Envelope Co. Ltd, and in June of that year, Jacobsen & Welch acquired that company and the premises. At this point, the mill was already about 100 years old according to W. Alec Mason, having originally been a cotton mill. What remains of the original building (from around the turn of the 18th century) is unclear, since over the years, certain areas were re-built and massively expanded after Jacobsen & Welch acquired the premises.

There is now a book in the Tameside Local Studies & Archive Centre (i.e. Ashton Library) called "The History of Newton Mill / Newtonhurst Cricket Club" which I hope will prove useful and interesting to anyone with a connection to the Newton Mill factory and/or cricket team.

Family History Help

All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only.
RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites.